Adjudged to be AFFIRMED Alito, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.

Jul 18 2012

Record returned to Supreme Court of Illinois.

Jul 20 2012

MANDATE ISSUED.

~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~Phone~~~

Attorneys for Petitioner:

Brian W. Carroll

Office of State Appellate Defender

(312)-814-5472

Counsel of Record

203 North LaSalle 24th Floor

Chicago, IL 60601

brian.carroll@osad.state.il.us

Party name: Sandy Williams

Patricia G. Mysza

Supervisor

(312) 814-5472

Office of the State Appellate Defender

203 North LaSalle St., 24th Floor

Chicago, IL 60601

Patricia.Mysza@osad.state.il.us

Party name: Sandy Williams

Attorneys for Respondent:

Anita Alvarez

309 Richard J. Daley Center

(312) 603-5496

Counsel of Record

Chicago, IL 60602

amy.kern@cookcountyil.gov

Party name: Illinois

Amy Watroba Kern

State's Attorney, Cook County, IL

(312)-603-5496

309 Richard J. Daley Center

Chicago, IL 60602

amy.kern@cookcountyil.gov

Party name: Illinois

Other:

Donald J. Bartell

Bartell & Hensel

(951) 788-2230

5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201

Riverside, CA 92507

djbartell@pacbell.net

Party name: California Public Defenders Association, et al.

Michael R. Dreeben

Deputy Solicitor General

(202) 514-2201

Department of Justice

Washington, DC 20530

michael.r.dreeben@usdoj.gov

Party name: Sandy Williams v. Illinois

Keith Findley

University of Wisconsin, Remington Center

(608) 262-1008

975 Bascom Mall

Madison, WI 53706

kafindle@wisc.edu

Party name: the Innocence Network

Richard D. Friedman

625 South State Street

(734) 647-1078

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

rdfrdman@umich.edu

Party name: Richard D. Friedman

Caitlin J. Halligan

General Counsel

(212) 335-9775

NY County District Attorney's Office

One Hogan Place

New York, NY 10013

halliganc@dany.nyc.gov

Party name: New York County District Attorney's Office, et al.

Sandra K. Levick

Public Defender Service for District of Columbia

(202) 628-1200

633 Indiana Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20004

slevick@pdsdc.org

Party name: Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers